Half-year Report

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Airtel Africa plc reported a strong first half for the year ended 30 September 2026, with reported revenue increasing by 28.2% to $3,823 million, driven by a 20.8% rise in constant currency. The company saw significant growth in its customer base, up 11.6% to 193.9 million, with data customers growing 15% to 89.9 million and mobile money customers increasing 22.4% to 60.9 million. Underlying EBITDA margins remained resilient at 50.3%, reaching an all-time high of 50.4% in the second quarter, while profit after tax rose to $452 million from $376 million in the prior period. Capital expenditure more than doubled to $657 million to support network expansion, and leverage improved to 1.6x. The company declared an interim dividend of 3.1 cents per share, an increase of 9.2%.

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